With 100 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The energy equipment context.
Facilities manufacturing power-generation equipment or nuclear fuel, including solar wafers, cells, modules and trackers; wind turbines and components; power-generation turbines and generators; and nuclear fuel and reactor components. Batteries belong in Battery Manufacturing. Transformers, switchgear, cable and grid-protection equipment remain in Electrical Equipment & Grid. Petroleum and synthetic fuels remain in Oil Refining & Fuels.
At a glance
- Company
- Nevados (Priefert Steel)
- Industry
- Energy Equipment
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, Texas
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Permanent jobs announced
- 100
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Oct 25, 2023
- Operations began
- Jan 1, 2024
- Added to tracker
- Feb 27, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://nevados.solar/nevados-leader-in-all-terrain-solar-trackers-begins-manufacturing-in-east-texas-with-a-boost-from-made-in-america-tax-credits/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Nevados, Mount Pleasant, TX." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/nevados-priefert-steel-mount-pleasant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.